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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time does Act 2 begin?
(a) 10:00 a.m.
(b) 8:00 a.m.
(c) 12:00 p.m.
(d) 3:00 p.m.

2. Who is the ex-boyfriend that Karen "loved so intensely," according to her narrative in Act 2?
(a) Paul.
(b) Peter.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Jason.

3. When was the photograph taken of Beverly and Violet in New York City that Mattie Fae looks at in Act 2?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1959.

4. For how long does the sheriff say Beverly's body has been in the water in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 1 day.
(d) 2 days.

5. How is the lighting described in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) "Red and blue police flashers bounce light across the front porch."
(b) "Sunlight shines through the blinds."
(c) "Blackness; then, a single flashlight appears upstage left."
(d) "A spotlight shines at the up-left area of the stage."

6. What is Violet holding in her hand at the opening of Act 2?
(a) A gun.
(b) A bottle of pills.
(c) An umbrella.
(d) A wine glass.

7. What is Mattie Fae drinking in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Scotch.
(b) Tea.
(c) Cola.
(d) Wine.

8. What room is located UPSTAIRS CENTER of the Weston home?
(a) The living room.
(b) The guest bedroom.
(c) The study.
(d) The dining room.

9. How old is Ivy?
(a) 49.
(b) 36.
(c) 41.
(d) 44.

10. For what crime did the sheriff's father go to the penitentiary, according to Mattie Fae in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Robbing a bank.
(b) Killing his wife.
(c) Stealing a car.
(d) Killing a dog.

11. In the Prologue, Beverly tells Johnna, "I know how to launder my dirty undies... done it all my life, me or my wife, but I'm finding it's getting in the way of my" what?
(a) "Drinking."
(b) "Writing."
(c) "Research."
(d) "Television time."

12. Who agrees to identify the body of Beverly in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Barbara.
(b) Karen.
(c) Ivy.
(d) Violet.

13. How long ago was Beverly's book published, according to Barbara in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) 10 years ago.
(b) 30 years ago.
(c) 40 years ago.
(d) 20 years ago.

14. What phrase does Violet repeat again and again at the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) "Where am I?"
(b) "And then you're here."
(c) "And then you're gone."
(d) "What has happened?"

15. For how long has Beverly been missing in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 3 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song does Violet play on the stereo when she comes downstairs to Sheriff Gilbeau in Act 1, Scene 4?

2. What poet is Violet quoting with the line "Summer psalm become summer wrath" in the beginning of Act 2?

3. To whose memory does Tracy Letts dedicate August: Osage County?

4. Who is the eldest of Beverly and Violet's children?

5. Why does Violet tell Barbara that Beverly was disappointed in her in Act 1, Scene 2?

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